I agree, the site is complex and somethings are hard to find. There are little nooks and crannies everywhere.

Speaking of nooks and crannies...........I just went and clicked on the portal button and in there is a thread about slow cats with a post at like ....edit... 13:20...... I go to "New Posts" (what I use the most) and in that time period that thread is not there.

Aloha and welcome aboard!
As you can see there might be some problems with navigating around but if you are looking for anything you can find it using the search engine following my signature.
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Speaking of nooks and crannies...........I just went and clicked on the portal button and in there is a thread about slow cats with a post at like ....edit... 13:20...... I go to "New Posts" (what I use the most) and in that time period that thread is not there.

What up wit dat?

The portal page is the latest updates to all discussions.

The new posts lists is for stuff you haven't seen yet. If you clicked on a thread from the portage, it will not show on the new posts lists unless it's been updated with a new [post since the last time you looked.

To see a list of all new stuff since your last log in, look under the quick links drop done menu for 'todays posts'